October 12, 2020

Question 1

competition

Answer 1

(noun) trying to outdo others; a game or contest

Question 2

vacant

Answer 2

(adj) not used, filled or lived in

(adj) without thought or expression

Question 3

annual

Answer 3

(adj.) coming each year; once a year; lasting a year

(noun) a book or magazine that comes out once a year;
a plant that lives or lasts for just one growing season

Question 4

neglect

Answer 4

(verb) to hold back care or attention
(V) to fail to follow through

(noun) a steady lack of cared to carelessness or laziness

Question 5

basic

Answer 5

(adj) having to do with the main or starting point of something
(noun, usually plural) key elements or parts

Question 6

recall

Answer 6

(verb) to bring back to mind
(verb) to ask to return
sentence: We recall our first vacation
(noun) the ability or act of something
sentence: He had no recall of the story

Question 7

stern

Answer 7

(adj) not kindly or gentle; harsh-looking

(noun) the back end of a boat

Question 8

dismiss

Answer 8

(verb) to send away or permit to leave
(v) to remove from a job
(v) to stop thinking about

Question 9

obtain

Answer 9

(verb) to get or gain through some effort

Question 10

contract

Answer 10

(noun) an agreement or understating that can be enforced by law;
(noun) a document that explains legal conditions
(verb) to make or grow smaller
(verb) to come down with, as a sickness

Question 11

portion

Answer 11

(noun) a section or piece
(noun) a part of the whole
(N) a serving of food

Question 12

sponsor

Answer 12

(noun) one who helps or takes responsibility for another person or group
(n) a person or business that pays for an ad on radio or television

(v) to act as a sponsor to a group, person or event